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Birds use massive magnetic maps to migrate – and some could cover the whole world Published: February 14, 2021 5:34am EST Richard Holland , Bangor University , Dmitry Kishkinev , Keele University ...

The World Magnetic Model. The WMM is a map of the Earth's magnetic field. ... “Imagine someone planning to travel by sleigh from a chimneytop in South Africa to a snow-covered roof in the UK, ...

Birds have an impressive ability to navigate. They can fly long distances, to places that they may never have visited before, sometimes returning home after months away. Though there has been a lot of ...

These days, however, these views have become so common most aren't surprised at new satellite maps—unless, that is, it shows Earth’s magnetic field. As the BBC’s Jonathan Amos reports , a ...

The magnetic field that surrounds our planet is constantly shifting. But lately, near the Arctic, it’s been so active that researchers had to release a crucial update to the World Magnetic Model ...

However, the magnetic north pole is moving faster than normal resulting in a new out of cycle release for the WMM. Normally, new WMM maps are released every five years, and the next release was ...

The World Magnetic Model is usually updated every five years, having last been changed in 2015, but experts behind it have stated it has needed to be changed earlier to keep travel plans accurate.

Scientists map and track Earth's magnetic field using something called the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which was jointly developed by the British Geological Survey and the National Centers for ...

Migrating birds use a magnetic map to travel long distances Published: August 17, 2017 12:02pm EDT. ... but our findings could open up a whole new world of research. Bird migration; Migratory birds; ...